Brand's plan is revealed! Her goal is to become THE intergalactic defense and representative for Sol, superseding SHIELD'S authority, Krakoa, and expanding S.W.O.R.D's power.
Joined Krakoa and pitched SWORD as a mutant space agency, granting her power and influence, and a station on Mars.
Unbeknownst to Krakoa, at the very beginning she returned Vulcan who she brainwashed by resetting his psyche to his Mad King persona, and made him her personal muscle.
She planned to reignite a 4-way war to weaken the Shiar, Kree, Skrull, and Krakoa respective nations to singlehandedly forge peace talks, securing SWORD as Sol's global defense and influencing the Galactic Council.
She planned on either controlling the Arakkii population by force or removing them to Amenth to secure her diplomatic planet instead of a single station on Mars.
Storm, the Regent of Mars and Voice of Sol on the galactic council, embraced the Arakkii and formed a Brotherhood to defend the mutant society's political, social, and economic interests instead of imposing her will; which opposed Brand's aspirations for controlling the population as a resource and colonial rule via Storm's regency.
Storm's Brotherhood, dispatched Brand's X-men and her grip on Mars; Sunspot and Magneto even joined the Great Ring and their cause. Sunspot plotted in the shadows with the Night Seats and Magneto removed Tarn who was a reminder of Amenth's violent terror as overlords of the Arakkii. Storm then willingly gave her regency over to Arakko.
The war with the Eternals strengthened the bond between Arakkii and Krakoans, and solidified an age of coalition instead of hierarchy; Storm's mutant circuit with Magneto to boost his life force via elemental power acted as the catalyst for this new age for Arakko. An age of collaboration for one another to live and thrive as one. An ideal that Magneto died for.
Cable recruited mutant agents of Brand's S.W.O.R.D, who suspected she had larger sinister plans. Upon Brand's unexpected death in the war with the Eternals, they discovered her goals and plans.
Upon setting Vulcan loose on Xandra to cause the galactic War, Sunspot intercepts. Vulcan, (and Brand) realizing he was played, reaches the base of the Brotherhood, Magneto's palace...where Storm is waiting:
Vulcan, eager to show off his power, is frustrated Storm isn't manipulating the elements to showcase her power like him. Storm is pretty badass in this fight because (1) she doesn't move from where she's standing and delivers my favorite line, "Surviving, its what I've done since the day I was born," and (2) she lets him chat about his kingship and power, trying to goad her into unleashing her restraint.
Yet, Storm implemented her ideology instead of defeating in grand gestures; She lets Vulcan burn everything to make him think he has the advantage and they douse him with what appears to be a mysterium-infused rainstorm supplied by the Great Ring's mutant-made underground chambers of ocean lined with mysterium. My only real criticism is having Storm play defense before incapacitating Vulcan and that the mutant circuit not being as expressive as Storm and Magneto's, it seemed less creative visually and thematically, but clever nonetheless.
Arakko and Krakoa are finely one in mind and spirit thanks to Storm's leadership and values. Hierarchy, especially through dominance, is discarded. Leadership is forged through Brotherhood and coalition. To have a voice in the Broken Land you must become of the Broken Land.
Brand is now exposed and the Fisher King of the Night Seats ambushes her, and we're left with a cliff hangar for what has become of her. The Wiz Kid is now in control of SWORD.
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